he was right by nelly hoss side. side.ellie's now he is the archbishop of boston. proclaiming life. he is coming to invite god's presence on all that we say and do today. with his brother, roman catholic and eastern orthodox bishops and syrian orthodox bishops -- brother o'malley. [applause] >> thank you. my dear friends, let me share with you a tweet that we just received from hope that addicts to 16. -- pope benedict 16. the holy father writes, i join all those marching for life from afar. and i pray that political leaders will protect the unborn and promotes the culture of life. benedict the 16th is with us. [applause] my dear friends, on behalf of the united states conference of catholic bishops, the orthodox bishops of the united states, and all people of good faith to join us in advocacy for the unborn, i am pleased to join you in the beginning of this 2013 march for life. as we begin, we remember nellie gray. 40 years ago, many people thought that the opposition to abortion would eventually disappear. that people would come to accept abortion and the diehards who opposed abor